Basciano will of course spend the rest of his life in prison anyway, my views are on how he may hope to stay alive to serve it. You are right, I dont know who Vinnies true friends are, but I do believe that any fellow mobsters are not his true friends, whether he believes so or not, simply because Id assume they'd rather he be executed then cooperate.

Im not saying there's anything respectable about giving up your friends or compromising beliefs. The one thing you can perhaps respect a mobster for is at least facing up to the consequences of his life's choices & taking up his place in prison. "At the end of the day we'll all die in the can anyway" Who was it that said that?

But if a guy wants to find a way out of the life & also get a pass from the government for his misdeeds, if he's honestly willing to turn his life around, I say Godbless. I believe he deserves a chance. He should be watched very closely, but given a chance.

I admit its a very delicate issue, I mean you are dealing with killers. But its to catch more killers. & though its a term often attributed, most mobsters do not really have the true mentality of a serial killer & only killed on orders as part of a team. But you truly are making a deal with the devil; & if the deal actually involves getting out or never even going to prison, like I said, they should be watched very very closely.

In any case the games over for Vinny. I actually feel bad for the guy by this point. Do they really have to kill him to make an example? Whats worse then life in prison?

In any case, I certainly respect your ability to construct lucid arguments for your beliefs, & once again respectfully agree to disagree with you. In fact I honestly enjoy the debates.